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Zombie Servers: Find and Eliminate Idle Data Center Equipment
TL;DR: An estimated 20-30% of data center servers are “zombies” — powered on but performing no useful work, yet consuming 60-70% of their maximum rated
TL;DR: An estimated 20-30% of data center servers are “zombies” — powered on but performing no useful work, yet consuming 60-70% of their maximum rated
TL;DR: Data center monitoring has been difficult to deploy because facilities equipment vendors have used proprietary, poorly documented management protocols, creating vendor lock-in. While
TL;DR: Colocation providers and MSPs have a unique need for disaggregated, per-customer power monitoring at the rack or server-group level, beyond what standard enterprise data
Data Center Infrastructure: Data Collection via LAN or Serial Interfaces TL;DR: Data center infrastructure equipment communicates via two primary interface types: serial (RS232/RS485) using vendor-specific
Bridging the gap between IoT and Asset Management TL;DR: The explosion of IoT (projected at 50 billion connected devices) is forcing data centers to evolve
Bridging the gap between IoT and Asset Management TL;DR: The shift to distributed IoT architecture requires a new smart data center infrastructure management (DCIM) framework
Standardized protocols are a lifesaver. Without them, hundreds of vendors would tackle device communication in hundreds of different ways, convinced their way is “the best
Over the last few years, the data center infrastructure management (DCIM) phenomenon has soared. With many companies recognizing the low costs, reduced time, and high
In the Spotlight: Strengthening Product Development of DCIM Through Customer Collaboration Did you know that one of the many definitions of the word “Partner” is
Red Alert! Red Alert! Breakers tripped. Overloaded backup gear. More breaker’s tripped. More failover states. Servers offline. Followed by meetings with “Cascade Event” as the